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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22
a SEVERE STORM.
A Heavy Fall OF snow Causes the Great. |
est fiockade ON Eastern Roads Since i
1sT2-tireat Suffering In Kansas.


1sTa-Great Suffering In kansas.
EAsToS, Pa, Dec. 20--The snow-storm
saturday night caused the greatest
blockade on the railroads experienced here
since 1872 BY d o'clock the Lehigh VAL
ley road was bloekaded with trains from
Easton TO Readington. All the laborers on
the road between here and nauch Chunk
were working from midnight Saturday TO
O'Clock Sunday night. shoveling snow
The snow was two feet deep ON a level and
from three 20 five feet in drifts
The coal trains were blockaded ON the
Dna road between here and Allen
town Three locomotives coupled together
started from Hampton, ~ J., TO open the
Jersey Central road. but jumped the track
after gong a few miles Five coal trains
We're snow bound at Pincher's ON the
Belyidere 4 Delaware road, several hours.
Three passenger trains. eight freight
trains ana twenty coal trains were blocked
on the Morris x Essex road between Hack
ettstown, n. j., and Washington, n J., from
Saturday evening to Sunday noon. At
Somervilie the snow was six feet deep and
at Perth Amboy eight feet deep. Drifts
were fifteen feet deep All the roads are
now open, but trains are behind time The
roofs of several buildings at Phillipsburg
were oSushed in by the weight of snow
WATERBURY,, Vt, Dec. 20-A bl zzard has
been raging here for twenty-four hours
Two feet of snow has fallen.
RICHFIELD. Kan. Dec. 20-The heaviest
snow ever known here fell yesterday 1t
was one foot deep at noon and still snow
ing This viii be hard on stock, but is
worth thousands of dollars to crops next
season
WICHITA, Kan Dec 20.-Private advices
from the western part of the State give
some startling information regarding the
bliZz I'd which is raging throughout
the Western States and Territories The
blizzard has been growing in violence
for the past ten hours at this point,
and it is feared that in the districts
where the coal famine has been raging
great suffering and loss of life will result
Entire settlements are known to have been
out of fuel. and people have been using
buffalo chips for necessary fire for the
past month The blizzard is known
to be much worse on the bleak plains, and
a repetition of the terrible suffering of
some years ago, when so many lives were
lost, is expected Notwithstanding the
loud demand for fuel, the railroad COM
panies have so far either refused or been
unable to supply Western settlers, and now
that the blizzard is upon them some fright
full results are expected
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22
WISCONSIN.

WISCONSIN.
Rev J. j Huffman. of Sheboygan, whose
house was attacked last month by mem
bers of his church, has brought suit against
the city for 81, 800 damages ON account of
the riot
William Armstrong Young machinist
who had separated from his wife, went 10
the residence of his mother-in-law at Mil
waukee the other day and hanged himself
ms de the storm-d
The large wagon and carriage factory,
foundry and blaoksmith-shops of the Ruks
Brothers Manufacturing Company. at Bos-
cObel, were burned the other evening Loss,
SIS, 600; no insurance
The body OF Tom Downing, am old miser,
was found under the snow in the woods
near Chiffon recently II was supposed to
have been murdered for his money.
Azel Grover, of Beaver Dam, a dropsy
sufferer, was recently operated on the
hfty-fifth time Since January =. 1856,
three and half barrels of water have
been drawn from his side.
team owned by "a Mr. Van Loon, of
Chippewa Falls. ran away recently and
were not found until the other day. The
names had cauglt on a tree in such man
ner that the horses had been held six days
without food
Theodore $ Chapman, of Terrills, has
Seer appointed superintendent of schools
for Waushara County in place of the late
Eugene Monroe
George Trucks who has been in charge
of the jefferson County almshouse for
sixteen years. has resigned He is sue
ceeded by Henry GraezeL
The grocery firm of Telke Brothers, at
Barron, made an assignment a few days
ago, with assets of $l7 900; liabilities
SIS, 900
Rev W. H. HOLSTER and wife were given
a farewell reception at Beloit the other
night on the eve of their departure for
mission work in India.
The new scnool-house at Cartwright was
fired by incendiaries recently, ami, with
most of the furniture and books, was de-
stroyed
Ira NJ Davis. one of the Oldest produce
commission merchants of Milwaukee, died
the other night
The Anti Horse THIEF Association of Be
lott elected officers recently. It has met
with no losses in four years
W. Dubslow. a farmer living near Fan
Claire was precipitated into aforty-foot well
. few days ago, sustaining injuries that re-
suited fatally. He leaves a wife and several
children.
The sudden appearance Of water in many
wells in Southern Wisconsin that have been
perfectly dry since the drought of last
summer has caused no little wonder among
the people Wells are nlled almost to the
Top; streams run in abundance from side
bills and from springs that have been dry,
and the creeks and small rivers. whose
beds have been dry for months. are gradu-
Ally rising
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

NJ. SADI-CARNOT. the new President
of France. Is tine-looking man Of
nearly fifty years, scholar. writer
Of some Fame on the economic sciences.
wealthy conservative rather than rad
zeal. not 4 churchman. but has Cath
Ollie wife. He has son Of twenty
three years in the army. His election
to the Presidency was the result Of n
compromise consolidation of the oppO-
ncnts Of NJ Perry. who at the start was
the most conspicuous candidate. but
whose election. it was feared. would
involve France in serious trouble His
Cahinet IS conservative.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22
IN THE TOLLS AT LAST.

Newt yOrce, the Colorado DesperadO,
Captured and Jailed-How He Drove "A
Settler to His Death.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20-Newt Vorce, the Colo
RADIO desperate, who killed Officer Ho!lings-
worth and intrenched himself in a dugout
where he held his pursuers Mt bay, was
captured yesterday and placed in the jail
at Denver
DENVER. Col, Dec. 20-A man from
Deertrail, Col, gives Information that the
outlaw Newt NOrce. who recently killed
Officer Hollingsworth and escaped on last
Friday morning rode TO Robin
sons sheep ranch. He was given
shelter, and ranchmen subsequent
ly surrounded the place and shot
dead a man who emerged from the door
wearing Vorce's hat and coat 1t is now
learned that the man killed was herder
whom yorce had forced at the mouth of
Winchester rife to put on his clothes and
run Yorce is still prisoner in the ranch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22
THE FEMININE WAY.
How the Average Woman Purchases a
Pair at Shoe.

How the Average Woman Purchases .
Fair at shoe.
When a woinaL has new pair Of shoes
sent home she preioTns altogether differ
eBt from 4 maE- she never shoves her toes
into thea and yanlss aud hauls until she is
rel in the face and al ont Of breath. and
then goes stamping and kicking around,
but pulls them on pert way carefully,
witches them off again % take last look.
and sees il she has got the right one. pull
them or again. looks at them dreanily.
says tney are just right, then takes another
iook, stops suddenly 10 smooth out a
Wrinkle. tw round and surveys them
sideways, exclaims: Mercy how loose they
are LOOKS at them again square IN fro. At
vTaIks n 4 foot around SO they wOn's hurt
her quite 20 much. takes them of, looks at
the heel, the too. tbs bottom az / che in
side. puts them Cd again VIZ up and
down the room once * tTi(..: remarks to
ler etter-haIf that -ise ~ mt have them at
any pre- tits down tsg. mirror 50 that she
can see hoyg they loo < turns it in eyery
possible direction > al nearly dislocates her
naCk trying 70 So how they look from that
way. backs Oh, steps up again, takes thirty
or forty iaTF Kell looks, says they make her
feet look aSful big and never viii do in the
WORT puts them of and on three or four
EfD<s5 more. asks he husband what he
tainks about lt, and then. pays no attention
TO what NJ says; goes throl Oh il all again,
and finally says she viii u e them Its a
very mp,e matter, iaceed-Shos and
Lsaftsr leeier
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22
DAKOTA.

! The Government has directed that suit
be inst Uuted to recover $44, 900 from Will
| lam scott and French Bros, of the Dead
/ wood Land District. for timber ken from
public land by Scott and sold TO French
| Bros
| Three railroads are surveyed TO DeadwoOd
and asking for right of way through the
gulch
new ana inexpensive mode of treating
tin ore i'll the mountains near Custer City
has been found, and a company has been
| formed to work it
John Chrisbauer and Paul Kaiser, farmers
near Yankton, quarreled recently and
Clrisbauer was killed The tragedy was
the result of a feu of long standing. Kaiser
surrendered to the sheriff, claiming that he
was justified.
The farmhouse of Michael Harris, four
teen miles from washington, was burned
the other night, and Mrs. Harris and six of
her seven children perished Mr. Harris
and the oldest child, a daughter, escaped
severely burned
J. A. Mcintosh was arrested in Moorhead
the other morning. He was wanted in
Philadelphia, charged with the murder OF
a travelling mans wife and two children, q
reward of $40, 600 having been offered for
his arrest
The post-Ofice at Kato has been discon-
tinued, and the stage route between LeOla
and that place has also been abandoned
The Dolphin group Of mines, near Custer
City, has been sold to the Harney Peak
Company for $40, 600
The last cleanup from Caledonia. Home
stake and associate mines amounted TO
Sl23. 900
The convention called to adopt measures
looking toward the admission of Dakota as
single State met at Aberdeen a few days
ago. memorial was adopted setting forth
the claims of the Territory, which will be
presented TO Congress by number OF dele
gates. who viii remain in Washington dur
ing the winter letter was read from
Congressman Springer indorsing the move
ment
The official statement of the vote OF Da-
kOta on division at the last election shows
that in North Dakota the majority
against division is exactly 10000; in South
ern Dakota the majority for division is l3,
OBS
An offer Of S12. 600 was refused for
twenty-foot front on Main street in Dead
wood the other day.
Thir y-fve tons of tin ore have been
shipped from the Hills to England for treat
ment
Prairie chickens are said to be very nu-
merous in the vicinity of 0Iivet
At the recent session in Huron OF the
Farmers Alliance the seer tary's report
showed that the organization now covers
fitty-eight counties in Dakota The total
number OF al .iances is 46s. with member
ship Of over eleven thousand The follow
ing officers were elected by the Horti-
cultural Society; President. (. De Beec. OF
Sioux Fails; Vice President. G. y. Whiting
OF Esmond; Secretary, Prot c A Kefier,
of Bookings; Treasurer, Oliver Gibbs, Of
Ramsey
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22
IOWA.

F. b. Brown, cashier of the Farmers Loan
and Trust Bank at Alta, Buena Vista Coun
Is, shot himself the other day He was
short in his accounts 81, 900.
The annual report of the State Railroad
Commissioners contains recommendation
against a uniform passenger rate of two
cents a mile bat fayors reduced local freight
rates. The number of miles of railroad in
operation in the State is 1897, and the
amount of stock representing Iowa roads is
$l47. $50, BIZ There is an increase in the
Total earn ngs for Che year of 81 436. G24
The total amount of taxes paid the State by
the railroads in the year was 81 oil. 292.
Judge C. c. Nourse, of Des Moines, was
elected presidnt of the Short-Horn Breed
ers' Association at its recent annual meet
ing in Newton
The jury at Toledo in the ease of Burn
ham, on trial for the murder of a man
named Brown. returned a verdict few
days ago of murder in the first degree and
recommended a sentence of life mprison-
ment at hard labor
Thomas J. Gwinn, a well known farmer
living near Nora Springs, dropped dead
from paralysis of the heart the other even
ing.
Two breweries, valued at 500, 900, were
authorities. The owners who had no desire
to contest the matter in the courts had
asked for a reasonable time in which TO
close out their business and it was believed
that the Prohibitions would favor grant
ing the request
Amos Alien, a farmer, of Plymouth, COM
mitted suicide by hanging the OF er day.
Ills wife had been sick for = long time and
business troubles Were on his mind
At turkey-shoot the other day near
Mackburg, Madison County, j. Ii. Porter,
widely known as "Uncle Jack Porter was
shot and instantly killed by small boy,
named Charley Lockhart who was playing
with "A shotgun The deceased was sew
enty-two years old
Three young men of West Point have re-
Gently been horsewhipped by young ladies
whom they had slandered
cob Gumbiner, dry-goods merchant of
Marshalluown failed recently. with lIabil-
bilities OF Sl5 900; assets, $4,000
The Eastern Iowa Horticulture Assocla-
lion at It's recent session in Davenport
elected officers as follows: President, A. g.
Williams, of Chester Center; Secretary, C.
W. Burton of Cedu Rapids; Treasurer, II.
Strohm, of Iowa City.
A fire caused by a defective fiue destroyed
a Congregational church in De Witt County
the other night The Sunday-school
library was partly burned The pastor,
Rev Chapple lost a very extensive library
and his sermons preached during the last
ten years
The oldest student in Iowa is an African,
aged tn rty- five years, who is now taking a
course of studies at the Davenport high
school He was born a slave, and up to his
thirteenth year worked on plantation
Reports from different parts of Johnson
County state that hog cholera is raging
there and hundreds of hogs are falling vic
Tins to it daily.
-Four years ago the jefferson County
voters refused to have the benefits of the
Herd law by 1000 majority, and this year
they adopted it by 400 majority
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

An extraordinary case Of accidental
shooting ly which two men lost their
lives Is reported from Ozark County.
Mo. William Requa. a member If 4
party on hunting expedition in re
mote part of the county. started out by
himself. and when at some distance
from his companions fired at an object
which he took for deer. but which
proved To be- w. H. Guinter. also =
hunter from WyandOtte. Kan. After
the discharge Of his gun Requa rushed
forward. and Guinter. who was still
alive. though fatally wounded. fired
upon him. killing him instantly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22
sale Of 100 600 Acre. OF Land

FL PAso, Tex, Dec 20-Scarcely week
passes but n new colony or heavy land
purchase is reported from Northern Mexico.
The latest is big purchase completed last
week by Judge J. s Crosby and W Boil
ton, both OF this city. II consists OF strip
of Land sixty miles long and from three 70
SIX miles wide. lying on both sides Of the
BOca Grand river. in the northern part Of
the State OF chihuahua. fifty-nve miles
southwest from Fl Paso. The purchase
comprises twenty-four Mexican Leagues
equal 70 over 100. 600 acres. Of the richest
valleys in Mexico The total cost IS over
5000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
Happenings in the Northw estern
States and Territories.
ILLINoIs.


There has been heavy rainfall in por-
tons OF the State where long-contlnued
drought had begun 20 cause great anxiety
lt viii prove blessing 10 farmers and
stockmen, who have experienced great
difficulty inprocnring water
At Odin the other morning Mrs George
W. Phillips committed suicide with a re-
volver She had suffered severely from
headache
The repairs on Lincoln's monument were
completed recently at cost of ST. 400,
81. 4O5 more than the General Assembly
appropriated The Monument Association
will pay the extra amount
Captain Jacob Schmidt, of Washington
County, keeper OF the cell house at the prs-
ON in Chester. was attacked the other aft r
noon by Joe Dawson, life time negro, and
one eye was completely knocked out
n l. Thompson, a Danville business
man, was imprisoned recently for COM
uniting "A 81, 500 forgery.
BY the falling OF a heavy beam at an
ice-house near Alton a few days ago one
man was killed and several others were
seriously injury.
Workmen employed recently in digging a
well on the farm OF Robert Comeford, near
Cerro GOrdo, found number of regularly
made bricks in the blue clay. and at depth
OF forty -eight feet Mr. COmefOId improved
this farm from the raw prairie, and IS posi-
tive that no bricks have ever been used in
that vicinity. IL lis matter of some curi-
osity as to how they got there.
Burglars the other night stole 5000 from
the store-rOom of i. NJ Snyder, OF Toledo
The safe was blown open
The post-offices at Beaverton and Silver
Lake have been discontinued.
A confidence man in Chicago a few DAYS
ago tricked John, Samuel and James Little
john, three farmers from Giaston, d. T., out
of 5000
A railway collision at Mount Vernon re-
Gently resulted in the death of a fireman
and the destruction of several cars
The State Horticultural Society at its re
cent session in Princeton elected these
officers: Milo Barnes, OF Kankakee, Pres
dent; II. NJ Dunlap, of SAVOY, eel resi-
dent; A. C. Hammond. of Warsaw, Secre-
tary, and X Ycory. of Normal, Treasurer
A farmer named Thomas living near Car
mi, felled a tree recently which struck his
wife, fatally iniuring her
At Weston recently Dave Cramer shot and
seriously wounded Abram Stevens era
mer was living on land leased from Stew
ems, and the trouble occurred over some
corn.
The State Grange at It's annual session in
Springfield recently adopted resolution
condemning as false craftsmanship the
proposition for the removal of the tax on
tobacco for the diminution of the Treasury
surplus, and demanding that cheap sugar
be provided for instead of cheap tobacco
J. NJ Thompson, of Joliet was chosen
Master IL was voted to make Springfield
the permanent place of meeting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

LAST winter Andrew Robinson. aged
twenty-five years. tramped from Da-
kota Ia Brainerd, Mimi. and was there
employed by Mrs Magdalena Schwartz.
a rich German widow Of forty sum-
mers, To .',lO chores about the house.
lie has lately. however. been promoted
from the position Of hired man to that
of husband. and Is the wealthiest man
in the district.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22
Us CHRISTMAS srocklNa.


Oh, it's all very nice for yonl
But for me it's tale OF woe
Tn an article sad 20 view,
For they We stuffed and they've crammed n,
That I'm ruined beyond repair
There's dreadful tin horn dear me,
fhai has made an enormous tear
BY puEeh ng straight through my knee.
And that red wooden dog--his tail
Is stuck through a hole in my toe;
and that saii-boat-I hope 'twou't sail
Has burst through my seam, know.
And that jumping ack-I can feel
Where he's made T in my leg:
And that popgun's gone through my heel
And I'm slipping OF from my peg.
And the fire-Tm hung so near
Hns melted that candy cane,
ASa Tn all stuck up. on, dear!
TN a total wreck, it is plain
And the worst of IL Is, you see,
That tomorrow I shall depart
With very m Xed company
In the depths OF a rag-man's cart!
Emma 4 oppey.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

A NOVEL ease came up in Buffalo
~. " court the other day. A young
married woman had accused an I'M
married woman Of various indiscretiOns
Of compromising nature. and the lat
ter brought suit FOR damages. The
husband was arres cd and placed in
Jail it being claimed in New York
State that husband IL supposed to
curb his wife's tongue.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

THERE are in New York no less than
800 firms which receive more than
1910 letters day the year round.
more than 100 firms that receive $500
letters. fifty firms that receive between
80 o and 1000 letters and one firm re-
ccivcs an average uf 5. 900 letters day
the number frequently running above
10000 in the busy season.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

Mrs ELISE ESSLINGER. matron Of
Castle Garden. New York. died re-
gently. By her death the Emigrant
Commissioners lose one Of their oldest
and most faithful employees. aud a well
known figure Al Castle Garden. For
over thirty years she presided over tie
Labor Bureau there. and watched the
interest OF the women and girls who
fiocked from foreign elimes 10 the hos
pitable shores of America Many poor
emigrant girls will remember some
kind act on her part. She was beloved
by all The attaches Of the garden. and
her l0ss viii be mourned by many.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

ABRAHAM BURBANK. who died in
Pittsfield. Mass, the other day. worth
$500. 600, was a stone and brick mason.
and worked at his trade until few
days before his death. 4 trowel was
his only possession when he settled in
PittstiCld in 1884
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

Tue people Of the United States an
nually spend the following SUMS in the
manner described: For missions So
OOO. 0OO; public education. SIS. 600. 600;
sugar and mOlasses. $3.50. 900, 600;
boots aud shoes. 1896. 600. 90; cotton
goods. S2lO.O00,O00; lumber. $685.
90. 900; wooden goods. $237. 900. 900;
iron and steel. $500. 100000; meat.
$500. 600. COO; tobacco $50. 900. GOO;
bread. sos, 100000; liquors. $500. OOO-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

NINETY-TwO years ago a girl and a
boy baby were born on the same day
In South Hanover Mass They grew
aud thrived there and in time srried.
That was sixty-two years ago. To-day
they live right there in the same town
where they have always lived They
are Mr.. and Mrs Hra Bates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

An Indiana man named Wolfe, who
was elected from a railway train for
using improper language in the pres
ence of ladies. brought suit against
the company for damages. and the
case was carried TO the Supreme
Court of the State. which decided that
the action OF the conductor was justi-
fed by the misbehaviour of the pas
e..r,.rn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

The O9fcio; -;i...laTy Gazette, of St
Petersburg. publishes an article which
shows that the recent transfer Of Rus
sian troops To the western frontier was
a defensive rather than an offensive
movement II Is pointed out that dur
ing the last live years the armies Of
both Austria and Germany have been
Iarycly increased. that their garrisons
on the side II Russia have been REIN
forced and strengthened. and that IN
Immense amount Of Tailroad-building
has been accomplished in the eastern
provinces of 10th cOratries 50 as TO
facilitate thc transportation Of troops
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

Rev. DANIEL 7. PIKE. whose death
has lately been announced at New
buryport. Mass. Is credited with
preaching five thousand sermons. mar
rying more than two thousand per-
sons, conducting more than two thou
sand funerals and baptizing by i'm
mersiOn nearly eleven hundred con-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

AT a recent entertainment in Phila-
delphia admission was not by ticket
but by vegetable, each person being
required TO hand over to the door
keeper potato or some other veg
etable product The net proceeds
were distributed among the poor